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warriorpickle's review
4.0
Man, this book is strange! But it is also awesome. And in some parts of the story pretty deep. The story starts off with you asking a bunch of questions about what is going on. Sanchez does a good job of slowly revealing the plot and how everything is going to mesh together.
The ending...oh goodness the ending. Some people are going to love it and some are going to despise it. It caught me off guard, but now that I've had time to process it, I think I like it. Either way this is a comic that shouldn't be missed. Unique, brilliant, and beautiful just begin to describe it.
The ending...oh goodness the ending. Some people are going to love it and some are going to despise it. It caught me off guard, but now that I've had time to process it, I think I like it. Either way this is a comic that shouldn't be missed. Unique, brilliant, and beautiful just begin to describe it.
wardenred's review
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
There have been accusations he's fallen short while I've been away. This city cannot function with a lost hero.
I've always been fascinated by the relationship dynamics between nemesis, and this comic is built entirely around that: the balance, the adversity, the co-dependence between a hero and a villain, mostly from the villain's point of view. I suppose it was impossible for me not to like it, despite all the confusion within the plot. It took me a very long time to figure out how the two plots—the villain returning to make sure the hero's doing his job and the boy growing up in a broken home—actually fit together. :) Overall, this was an engaging read with great art.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Domestic abuse
barb4ry1's review
4.0
Heroes can't turn back time. Only villains can do that. The story starts at the tipping point of the relationship between The Navigator and his archnemesis The Horse.
The Horse isn't the type of troubled monster who enjoys watching innocent people die. But he's no saint. And he's getting tired of his codependent relationship with the hero. The only way to get his identity back is to end The Navigator. He creates a way to unravel the traumas that made The Navigator a hero.
The relationship between the hero and the villains is the driving force of the story. The ending catches you by surprise. In a good, but rather dark, way. Translucid grabbed me from the very first scene, and the introduction of The Navigator's troubled backstory contrasted with The Horse's methodological actions sealed the deal.
The Horse isn't the type of troubled monster who enjoys watching innocent people die. But he's no saint. And he's getting tired of his codependent relationship with the hero. The only way to get his identity back is to end The Navigator. He creates a way to unravel the traumas that made The Navigator a hero.
The relationship between the hero and the villains is the driving force of the story. The ending catches you by surprise. In a good, but rather dark, way. Translucid grabbed me from the very first scene, and the introduction of The Navigator's troubled backstory contrasted with The Horse's methodological actions sealed the deal.
melimelimiele's review
2.0
I enjoyed the general concept behind this comic- raising the question of where you draw the line between villain and hero, and what ethics truly define a hero. However, as other reviewers have pointed out, the story line is unnecessarily confusing. While reading the outline in the back pages helped, I'm still not sure what is "real" vs what is hologram, and how the Horse and the Navigator were formed. I think a little more substance to the series would have been beneficial, or a continuation of the series for a back story. I did really like the graphics though!
storyorc's review
3.0
Been waiting for someone to interrogate the codependency and strange familiarity that festers between a superhero and their nemesis since Joker told the Bat "You complete me" in The Dark Knight. However, six issues just isn't enough to build that relationship up to where you'd get a truly satisfying reckoning. Still, Translucid delivers a solid proof of concept for this idea with a delightful ending.
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